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单词 prostasy
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prostasyn.

Forms: 1600s proestasie, 1600s prostasie, 1600s prostasy.
Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from Latin. Or (ii) a borrowing from Greek. Etymons: Latin prostasia; Greek προστασία.
Etymology: < post-classical Latin prostasia office of a president (1616) or its etymon ancient Greek προστασία a standing before or at the head of, leadership, presidency < προστάτης person who stands before, leader, chief, ruler (see prostate n.) + -ία -y suffix3.
Obsolete.
Precedence, pre-eminence; (also) an instance of this, a pre-eminent position or office.
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1661 H. Dawbeny Sober Disc. Liturgies vii. 41 [We] shall willingly allow him proestasie in that Art and Practise.
1681 R. Baxter Treat. Episcopacy i. v. 46 Beza protesteth against a Parity, and pleadeth for a Prostasie.
1684 T. Forrester Rectius Instruendum i. xii. 211 How comes he thus to disguise what Ierome sayes of Presbyters governeing (Communi Councilio)..which he maks Compatible with prelacy, wheras Ierom maks it distinct from, and anterior unto, even the first human prostasy.
1697 W. Jameson Nazianzeni Querela ii. x. 230 This might occasion the making of..one particular Moderator among the Pastors who..in time got the appropriation of the name Bishop: all this was notwithstanding only a meer prostasy: he must nixt have a power over his Collegues in the City.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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